Tennessee’s James K Polk precedent as speaker rises again
Congressman Joseph W. Burns of the Sixth Tennessee district is elected speaker of the United States House for the Seventy-fourth Congress. The article traces Tennessean speakers from John Bell to Polk, noting Burns joins a lineage of Tennessee influence and historic paths to higher office.
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Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
United States
House of Representatives
House
James K. Polk
Polk
John Bell
Commonwealth
Joseph Burns
Henry Clay
William Jennings Bryan
Clay
Constitutional Union Party
Abraham Lincoln
White House
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Maine
Joseph Gurney Cannon
Iinois
Uncle Joe
Cannon
Chicago
Joe
Champ Clark
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
Grant
United States Senate
John Nance Garner
Texas
Seventy- Second
Senate
Roosevelt
Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg
Connecticut
Jonathan“frumbull
Washington
Brother Jonathan
Trumbull
Muhlenberg
Jonathan Dayton
New Jersey
Dayton
Aaron Burr
Theodore Sedgewick
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Nathaniel Macon
Macon
Bay
Joseph Bradley Varnum
Kentucky
Langdon Cheves
South Carolina
John W. Taylor
New York
Philip P. Barbour
Virginia
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Adams
Andrew Stevenson
England
Bell
William Henry Harrison
John ‘Tyler
Edward Everett
Robert M. T. Hunter
Congress
Lincoln
Hampton Roads
Hunter
John White
John W. Jone
John W. Davis
Robert C. Winthrop
Washington Monument
Winthrop
Georgia
Howell Cobb
Treasury
Buchanan
Cobb
Linn -Boyd
Nathaniel P. Banks
Banks
James L. Orr
William Pennington
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
Theodore M. Pomeroy
Knight
Chales F. Crisp
Reed
David B. Henderson
Iowa
Uncle Joe" Cannon
Illinois
Missouri
Frederick H. Gillett
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Longworth
Cactus Jack” Garner
Hoover
Henry T. Rainey
Joseph W.byrns
Western
Union
Here's a Simple Crochet Chair Set Pattern
A public notice advertises a three piece crochet chair set, with center piece 14 by 11 inches and two arm rests 6 by 11. It explains using No 8 or 9 steel hooks and size 15 thread, offers directions for 10 cents, or the full kit for 40 cents including instructions diagram hook and cream thread, to be ordered from Home Craft Department St Louis Missouri.
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Scholars Jubilant On Discoveries At Athens Agora
American School digs in the Athenian Agora uncover two key buildings the Tholos and the Altar of the Twelve Gods. The Tholos, 60 feet across, identified by its circular shape, served as a dining hall for council officers and housed official weights and measures. The Altar’s identity rests on a statue-base with Lea gro s, son of Glaukon, inscribed dedication.
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American School of Classical Studies
Athens
Leslie Shear
Princeton University
Scientific American
Tholos
Leagros
Glaukon
Odorized petrol novelty aims to scent car exhaust
London Tit-Bits reports a patent for perfuming petrol so exhaust becomes pleasant. Four grammes of artificial musk per gallon could resist combustion and alter the scent of emissions, turning half-burned oil odors into a floral or violet fragrance.
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London
Eastern Wisdom Choose a Wife by Ear Not Eye
A quoted Chinese proverb advises selecting a spouse by listening to character and harmony rather than appearance. It frames marriage as a deeper judgment beyond looks.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Advised for Acid Stomach
A health ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a remedy for stomach acidity after meals. It suggests taking the liquid Phillips or new tablets to neutralize excess acid and relieve discomfort, claiming rapid relief and forgetting you have a stomach.
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Phillips
Faster Way to Relieve Your Colds
Medical discovery promises instant relief for colds and pains with Bayer Aspirin Tablets. The ad claims fast dissolution and quick action, urging readers to ask their doctor and buy the genuine Bayer product with reduced prices for all sizes.
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Bayer
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